Reversible gate for steel barrels.



G. T. DRAPBR.

REVERSIBLE GATE FOR STEEL BARRELS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6, 1914.

Patented July 14,1914.

Sumter 6212:! Zflrapez',

STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. DRAIPER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE ERAPER. MANUFAC- TUBING COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

REVERSIBLE GATE FOR STEEL BARRELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 6, 1914. Serial No. 817,029.

To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. DRAPER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Reversible Gates for Steel Barrels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved reversible gate for steel barrels, and the like, and has for its object the provision of a controlling member for relatively thick or viscid fluid commodities, which member may be reversed in position and shipped, interiorly of the barrel. It is'obvious that a gate of this type requires an ample clearance to'facilitate the flow of the fluid, hence the actual closure part preferably is provided before the mouth of the faucet, and thereby its bore is left unobstructed. A gate of this type, however, is very likely to be accidentally opened in shipment, and accordingly I have provided one of such construction that it is automatically and permanently locked when reversed in position within the bung-hole of the barrel.

' Briefly described, my improved gate comprises a faucet rearwardly flanged for the purpose of clamping the same ,at the bungole opening. Exteriorly pivoted upon said faucet there is provided a closure member having U-shaped arms which terminate in angularly extending lugs adapted barely to clear the sides of the bung-hole when the gate is reversed or inserted interiorly of the barrel. Said lugs, however, areupositioned so that they are entirely free of the bungholeopening', when the gate is in its'extended or operative position, and in .consequence, it is unlocked for use when truding from the barrel, but locke in closed osition when reversed therein.

Details of my improvement will be more readily explained by making reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings, where- Figure 1 is a fra mentary. sectional, View through the bung of a steel barrel, showing my improved ate in its reversed and-closed position by full lines, and its extended and open position by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a vertiial sectional view thereof on line 22,

Throughout both figures, the same reference characters have beenapplied to indicate similar parts.

The head a of barrel 6 is provided with a sleeve-like bushing'c at the bung-hole, of sufficiently large diameter as will barely permit the insertion and withdrawal of the improved gate of my invention. This gate comprises a faucet d, having a rear flange e, and the bore of said faucet preferably is unobstructed and it inclination is slight, in orderto afford the freest possible flow for such fluids as. molasses, varnishes, etc. A U-shaped frame f having a forward thumb-piece f, mounts the closure part 9 before the mouth of faucet (Z in position either to clear the bore or entirely close it; these parts being of the same are or curvature. Frame f preferably is exteriorly pivoted at it upon the faucet and is provided with angularly extending lugs 7, which are adapted to lie approximately within the lines of the faucet adjacent to its flange when the gate is closed.

As generally indicated in full lines of the longitudinal sectional View (Fig. l) but better illustrated by the cross-section of Fig, 2, these lugs f terminate closely adjacent to the wall b of the bushing, so that the closure 9 may not be opened while the gate is in its a reversed position. An inner pin f positioned within frame f, is adapted to play between the stops or limit-members d provided adjacent to the mouth of thefaucet and restrict the movement of the closure part. Flange e superposed upon a gasket e and covered by the plate e" is clamped in its screw-cap 2', so that the barrel affords no is locked against accidental opening. Merely by removing the cap i and reversing the gate to its dotted line or extended position, Fig.

1, wherein it is held by the screw-cap, it 1s apparent that the contents of the barrel may be drawn off through the gate, in the usual manner. In this position, the lugs 7 clear the adjacent parts of the securing cap, so that the closure part is free to be actuated into its open position shown in dotted lines, and permit the flow of the contained fluid.

Having now described the structure of my reversed position by means of the perforated and positioned closely adjacent to its wall when the faucet is interiorly disposed within the receptacle, substantially as set forth rearwardly flanged faucet, .a closure 2. The combination with a sheet metal re-. oeptacle, of a sleeve-like bushing at the bung-hole thereof, a reversible'gateadapted to .pass through'said bushing, comprising ,9.-

art mounted before the mouththere ofla name, pivotally mounting said part rearwardl of the faucet; said frame tern'iinati 'in ugs lying closely adjacent to the we of the bushing when the faucet is. reversed within the said receptacle, and means for removably securing the flange at the mouth of thebush-- I ing either in 'revers ed or extended position as set forth.

of the faucet, substantiallyl H d t a m recep a- 3. The combination wit cle, of an extended bushing forming the' bung-hole opening thereof, a faucet provided with areal-ward. flange andan unob- Structed bore adapted to be passed throu h said bushing and extend interiorly of t e receptacle, a frame exteriorly pivoted upon the faucet, a gate carried bysaid frame-before the mouth of the faucet, angularly extended'parts upon said frame adapted. to lie closely adjacent to theinne'r wall of the bushing when the faucet is in reversed position and means for securing the flange over the bushing either in the reversed or extendset forth.

' In testimon whereof Ildo. now. ailix my signature in t e presence of two witnesses; CHARLESTQDRAPER; i witnesseszf l C.-H. DRAPER, I y

ALBERT Lxnn-Lawnuuoned position of said faucet, substantially as 

